CENTERS OF EXPERTISE

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW AND POLICY

Procurement training at ILI is handled through its Center for Public Procurement Law and Policy. The Center was established to strengthen ILI's long-standing program of legal training and technical assistance to developing and transitional countries in public sector procurement law and policy. Viewing procurement as the cornerstone to transparency, the ILI has been conducting training programs in procurement for officials of foreign governments for more than thirty years, offering a bi-annual four week course in International Procurement and an annual two-week course on the Procurement of Consulting and Technical Services at its training facility in Washington, DC.

While we recognize the importance of procurement, we also recognize the challenges of pre- and post- procurement. ILI takes a holistic approach to this subject by offering courses on Project Preparation, Analysis and Financing; Project Management and Contract Administration.

As a result of these activities, over 1,000 participants from more than 100 countries have received procurement training through ILI seminars.

ILI procurement courses are fully consistent with the procurement requirements of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), particularly the World Bank. Participants will also learn about the UNCITRAL Model Law and procurement systems from other countries as a comparative study. Project personnel and staff from executing units and other implementing bodies are prime candidates for such courses.

SUBJECTS ADDRESSED BY THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW AND POLICY

Public Procurement Law, Policy and Institutions

Importance of Public Procurement

UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law and Guide to Enactment

National Procurement Systems and Procurement Reform in Developing Countries and Countries in Transition

WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

Centralized vs. Decentralized Organizations

Audit Mechanisms

Ethics and Fighting Corruption

International/National Policy, Procedures and Concepts

Project Cycle

International Competitive Bidding Procedures (including the World Bank and other international financial institutions)

Transfer of Technology and Role of Consultants

Procurement Planning, Bidding Documents, and Technical Specifications

Notification, Advertising and Pre Qualifications

Sale of Goods Contracts and INCOTERMS

Pricing, Price Adjustment, Payment Terms, and Currencies

Securities, Guarantees, Delay, Liquidated Damages, Termination

Claims, Dispute Resolution, Applicable Law

Bid Opening and Evaluation

Project and Contract Management

Project Management Software

Types of Contracts – FIDIC Forms, BOT/BOO

Negotiating Skills and Techniques

Procurement Integrity - Anti-Corruption Initiative

SAMPLE PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW AND POLICY INLCUDE:

Nigeria – Public Procurement Reform and development of a Procurement Cadre

Angola – development of the Public Procurement decree, regulations and standard bidding documents

COMESA – Public Procurement Phase I & II

Vietnam – creation of Procurement Training Guidelines

Mauritius – Enactment of the Public Procurement Act and institutional strengthening of new procurement bodies

Procurement advice, assistance and training, provided to institutions and individuals in government and private practice, is critical to the capacity of countries to thrive in the competitive market economy of the 21st century. In view of this, technical courses for procurement officers offered by the ILI are supplemented by broader policy-oriented seminars for senior government officials.